### 1.6 How to start and stop DITA2Go

Starting DITA2Go

On your desktop, double-click the shortcut to the DITA2Go Project Manager. (If you do not already have a desktop shortcut to this program, see Step 3 under §1.3.3 Install DITA2Go).

Stopping DITA2Go

If you are running a conversion from the DITA2Go Project Manager, on the Run tab click Stop. If the Windows command window is open, you will have to close it manually.

If you are running a conversion from the command line, how to cancel a DITA2Go conversion before it finishes depends on which version of Windows you are using. Try one of the following:

- Press Ctrl+C, which works in some Windows environments.
- Open the Windows Task Manager (on Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7):
  1. Select the DITA2Go process, dcl.exe.
  2. Click End Task.

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Sibling Topics:

1.1 What you need to know

1.2 What you need to have

1.3 What you need to do

1.4 How to update DITA2Go

1.5 How DITA2Go works

1.7 How to work with DITA2Go

1.8 How to uninstall DITA2Go